{"id":613265,"date":"2026-04-17T16:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613265\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:31:44","slug":"hx-kingswood-vj-valiant-regal-13b-swapped-suzuki-sierra-540rwhp-xr8-falcon-hsv-vp-senator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/613265\/","title":{"rendered":"HX Kingswood, VJ Valiant Regal, 13B-swapped Suzuki Sierra, 540rwhp XR8 Falcon + HSV VP Senator"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Kellett
Holden HX Kingswood<\/p>\n

\u201cHere is my 1977 HX Holden Kingswood, a car I bought in 2023.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was last registered in 1994, and took me just under a year to get it back on the road.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was in a bad way when I got it; it didn\u2019t run, the brakes were shot, and the interior was destroyed by the sun.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did get the 202 running, but it overheated on the first long drive I took it on. So, I looked at rebuilding it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cA mate had a pretty warm 202 black motor out of a VK Commodore, which I grabbed, along with a four-speed \u2019box.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bonnet scoop is unique; it\u2019s made from a sump for a V8. I really don\u2019t know where I\u2019m headed with this car just yet; I just wanted an old Holden to cruise around in.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Fermor
VJ Valiant Regal\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cMy 1974 VJ Valiant Regal has been in the build for five years now.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe started her life as a country car, and then made its way to me. I\u2019ve had a passion for Mopars ever since I can remember, as my parents were always dragging one home each week.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been dressing this one up in some fancy gear, including CxC bucket seats, a Regal SE dash pad, and Pacer steering wheel, air cleaner and oil cap.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe wheels are 15\u00d78 on the rear and 15\u00d74 up front. The car is still running its original Hemi six, but later on, it\u2019ll be getting either a 700hp Hellcat crate motor or a 440ci big-block.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have named it \u2018Thing\u2019, as in, \u2018I love this Thing\u2019; \u2018sell the stupid Thing\u2019; \u2018mongrel of a Thing\u2019; \u2018stuff the dumb Thing\u2019 \u2013 plus a few other choice words!\u201d<\/p>\n

Matteo Fiorenza
Suzuki Sierra\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m building a Suzuki Sierra with a little more than the weak 65hp they come with standard.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s being rebuilt for its turbocharged Mazda 13B rotary swap, backed by a Holden T56 six-speed manual and a Ford 8.8in rear end.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019ll be using a Haltech Nexus R3 and PD16, and the firewall has been modified to fit the T56.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe build process is being documented on my Instagram, @n0oil_<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toby Fauser
2007 Falcon XR8\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cI bought this 2007 Ford Falcon XR8 12 years ago, when I was a 17-year-old on P-plates. It was a one-owner, low-kilometre car that was completely stock-standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, I\u2019ve been turning it into something that goes well enough for the strip while having baby seats in the back to take the kids for a Sunday lunch.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt currently makes 540rwhp on 10psi of boost, which is reasonable for a factory 5.4 Boss V8. I have fitted an Eaton M122 supercharger from a Shelby GT500 Mustang with a billet MFP manifold kit, and made it all work.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe air intake is a JLT Shelby pipe, adapted to an FG GT air filter via a fabricated adapter. It uses Bosch 1000cc injectors, a Walbro 460 in-tank fuel pump and flex-fuel for E85 capability, and it breathes through Hurricane four-into-one headers and a Manta twin 3in exhaust system.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also has a Mal Wood clutch kit for the six-speed manual, and the rear end features a 3.9:1-geared differential with Truetrac centre.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe car sits on Tein Super Street coil-overs, paired with Whiteline sway-bars front and rear. It still wears its factory Neo Blue paint that has been corrected and ceramic-coated, and I have used an F6 Typhoon wing to change up the rear styling a touch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robert Kostovski
HSV VP Senator\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cMy VP Senator is currently in the fabrication stage at EA Industries, with plenty going on at the front and rear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe back has been fully tubbed to fit the 22in rear Simmons rims with a heap of dish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe engine bay is getting a lot of sheet metal work as well, and the plan is to fit a Holden 355 stroker with an 8\/71 blower, Turbo 400 transmission, and a 9in diff. It should be a tough cruiser!\u201d<\/p>\n

Got a sweet ride that\u2019s currently in the build and want to share it with our readers? Email photos of it (2MB+ each) along with some details on the build to [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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